Meal and Rest Breaks

New and Updated

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  Handbook Templates

  Meal Breaks Handbook Statement: Maine

  Maine employers seeking to inform employees and their supervisors about legally required meal breaks and to demonstrate compliance with the law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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  Legal Timetable

  San Francisco Lactation Accommodation Law Penalties Take Effect

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  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Nevada

  Updated to reflect expanded protections under the Nevada Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act, effective October 1, 2017.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Missouri

  Enhanced with information about the day of rest law.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Massachusetts

  Enhanced with information about the day of rest law.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: North Dakota

  Enhanced with information about the day of rest law.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Oklahoma

  Enhanced with information about the day of rest law.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: West Virginia

  Updated to reflect testing provisions in the West Virginia Safer Workplace Act, effective July 7, 2017.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Arkansas

  Updated to reflect a new law clarifying the compensability of preliminary and postliminary activities, effective April 5, 2017.

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  Quick Reference

  Workplace Practices of Exempt and Nonexempt Employees

  Sometimes employees who are classified as exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) need to be reclassified as nonexempt. This Quick Reference chart provides details about the differences in workplace practices regarding employees classified as exempt or nonexempt.